Head of Compliance & Risk

We are recruiting for an experienced Head of Compliance & Risk to join our client, a leading investment management firm in Dublin.

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for maintaining robust compliance and risk frameworks across regulated fund management activities, including UCITS, AIFs, and segregated mandates.

This will be hired on an 18-month fixed term contract basis, and the successful candidate will be subject to regulatory approval.

Skills/Experience:

Significant senior experience in Compliance, Risk, or Regulatory roles within asset management, fund management, or regulated financial services.

Strong knowledge of Irish and EU regulatory frameworks, including UCITS, AIFMD, and Central Bank of Ireland requirements.

Experience engaging with regulators, Boards, senior stakeholders, and third-party service providers.

Proven ability to provide pragmatic regulatory advice and independent oversight.

Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Experience operating in, or supporting, a regulated senior function (e.g. PCF, SMF, CF or equivalent) is highly desirable.

Core Responsibilities:

Lead and maintain the firm's Compliance and Risk frameworks, policies, and governance.

Provide strategic regulatory advice and independent challenge to senior management and the Board.

Oversee regulatory change, compliance monitoring, and risk management activities.

Manage relationships with the Central Bank of Ireland and other regulatory bodies.

Oversee compliance breaches, incidents, risk assessments, and remediation activities.

Monitor risk appetite, operational risk, outsourcing, and third-party oversight.

Prepare Board and committee reporting on compliance, risk, and emerging regulatory developments.

Lead, develop, and mentor the Compliance & Risk team while promoting a strong risk culture.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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